What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Moved it out of harms way while the plow moved all the "white powda" Father Winter DUMPED on us.....

Grabbers hooked up well BUT the weekend test will see how they like SNOW ...

 

Yea it's all contained in the unit. I figured that little square pocket thing that was there is pointless anyway but it just has male connectors on the bottom and wires up like a switch, power and ground. Grounded it to the bottom of the console that bolts into the body

 

Thanks man! I thought so too, now to see how well it charges! Should have at least that running some power soon

 

Yeah I tapped it with a 2lb mini sledge and it did the trick. I've never seen a tacoma with painted valve covers either. I may try and paint them black. I'm at my uncles so hopefully he has something. Black valve cover with a black upper and lower plenum would look sweet.

 

installed new headlight bulbs, mounted the hi lift jack the correct way, mounted rear license plate, put on a roof rack

 

New headunit and weather tech floor mats.

 

Wow well that's handy..might have to get one for when I add an inverter too..

 

I recently did this last year, after a few months i ran into BIG problems. As of last weekend all the switchback wiring i installed (Wires, connectors, resistors, bulbs) are taken out and stock wires reconnected to factory.......

SO MUCH HAPPIER!

 

I'm trying to take off my front bumper. I got the 4 main bolts out, but how the hell do I get the 2 bolts by the fenders off? Am I supposed to be removing the one that goes into the rubber thing? Or the ones that have the nut facing towards the back of the truck?

 

I assume these mats would fit a 1996 model wouldnt they??

 

Rubber thing??

Should. That part of the body didn't change at all through the years

 

I believe so.

 

Yeah under the bracket that bolt is connected to is a rubber cushion. It's so dried up and squishy I can't get any torque on the bolt because the rubber part is allowing the bracket to twist around. I'm soaking it in PB blaster as well but I have a feeling I'll have to cut off off the bolt. I'm using a cheater bar too, but the whole damn bracket just twists so I can't get any sort of torque on it.

 

Haha I was glad I had one. It was the smallest size I had in my 70 something piece kit. Post output pics of those headlights. Idk if I wanna do hid's or just get some bulbs like that.

 

Fruit cakes and jelly beans mushed together....

 

Yea here's a pic of the backside for you

Ignore the screws, still gotta go cut them down with the dremel

 

I'm guessing that is a Bluetooth mic?

 

Yesterday I finished bolting the allpro bumper on and put the skid on.

 

Dremeled the crap out of my front grille when I got my new mesh today! Took me a few hours to get all the plastic out and now onto cutting out the mesh. Gonna measure a lot so I dont fuck it up

 

That thing looks pretty mean. Nice add.